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Stitch n Bitch in Shibuya

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This photo is terribly blurry since it was taken in a dim light, and I think I only made it worse by turning the picture into black and white setting… Oh well. I like this picture because we look like we are having a lot of tun, and Kayo and I did in fact, at Tokyo Stitch & Bitch meet up in Shibuya, Respekt cafe on Tuesday night.

Stitch & Bitch is a crochet and knitting meet up group that meets every week. You can bring your own project, have some drink and dinner, and chat with other girls. I’ve signed up for it a while ago but did not have a courage to go by myself, but this time I followed Kayo.

It was really fun, and I think this is a great way to meet other crafters if you live in Tokyo area! I was quite impressed by everyone’s knitting & crocheting skills too.

Respekt cafe, where they meet, is a bit far from Shibuya station, but really nice and cozy inside. Also the food was great – I ordered some Thai rice, and it was delicious:)

Valentine’s Day – Free shipping!

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I’m offering a free domestic and international shipping for all the orders received between now to February 14th (Japan time).
To receive the discount, please enter the code “Valentine VV” to “message to the seller” box when checking out, or if you want the invoice adjustment before hand, just send me a message!
The link to my shop is here♥

Any special plans for the Valentine’s day? In Japan, Valentine’s day is a bit different from the one in the States. Valentine’s day here is a girl’s love confession day. If you have a boyfriend or husband, then girls give chocolate and gift to their guys. For those guys who does not receive chocolate from the ones they love, we even have a thing called “Giri Choco”, which means “obligation chocolate”. Obligation chocolates literally means chocolates given to male co-workers or friends out of obligation.
Anyways, my husband and I agreed on doing the Valentine’s day in American way. So I get some gift! :p

Blouse, blouse, blouse.

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I can’t believe it’s already February! Time really flies. Last night, it snowed in Kanto area (Tokyo area) for the first time this winter. It’s pretty rare. I hope this will be it! I really don’t like snow. Perhaps this hatred toward snow came from the times I had to deal with too many snow related problems in Philly. Once our car door decided not to close, because the door got frozen, and while Andy was driving, I had to hold the door the whole time! It was ridiculous.

Over last week, I made a couple of blouses. I took a break from making dresses, and decided to use some fabric left overs, that are not big enough for dress, but enough for a top.

☆Peter Pan Collar Blouse☆
Inspiration is from Alexa Chung, she was wearing a white peter pan collar T with jeans, flats and Mulberry bag! I only had green fabric, so it’s not quite the same..:p
☆Cross over blouse☆
I love this fabric! It’s amazingly soft. I had this left from Tokyo Made Market.
☆Floral blouse☆
Pattern is same as above, (you can tell that I’m into cross over detail!) but for this, I made the sleeves rolled up. I used fabric covered buttons and a sash I made from the same fabric to roll up the sleeves. Fabric is from Thailand.